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*News and competitive updates on the new Big 12* Former University Athletics Endowment Adviser | Contributor to Sports Analytics Journal and Podcast
Joined November 2021
🚨 Make no mistake, the Big 12 just got stronger! Welcome, Arizona, ASU, Colorado, and Utah! . These additions have brought some of the fiercest rivalries under one roof, while also granting access to all four time zones! With these moves, the Big 12 cements its place as a top 3
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🏈 The departure of OU and UT made us bid farewell to some beloved rivalry games in the Big 12, but this round of realignment helped to fill that void! Let's welcome the arrival of the #HolyWar and #DuelInTheDesert in 2024! Can't wait to see the intensity and passion these games
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Here is an example of how the new look Big 12 could operate with a “Pod” scheduling model! Four pods, each with four teams. (And access to four time zones) Teams play all members within their pod annually, with rotating matchups against 2 teams from each of the other pods.
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Yes- The New Big 12 would still be behind the SEC and Big 10 with these changes. That said, this mix would be incredibly competitive and fun to watch! Still a lot of dominoes yet to fall. #NewBig12 #Pac12 #Big12 #realignment .(UO, UW, ASU, UA, Utah, CU)
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Given our history with realignment, Big 12 fans should be nothing but sympathetic to the Washington State and Oregon State fans and programs.
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👀This potential combination of teams in the New Big 12 would make for an incredibly competitive and fun to watch league! While still behind the SEC and BIG 10, it's exciting to envision these potential match-ups. #Big12 #Realignment #Pac12 #ACC #NewBig12. (UA, ASU, UL, Pitt,
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Individually, the potential mix of new teams may not outshine an Oklahoma or Texas. But viewing the future mix as a whole, it's not difficult to argue that the Big 12 would be in a better spot than before. Change brings opportunity! 🏀🏈 . #Big12 #NewBig12 #EmbracingChange #PAC12
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📣 Say hello to the new and improved Big 12 Conference! 🎉🏈 Welcome to Big 12 Country @BYUfootball @GoBearcatsFB @UCF_Football @UHCougarFB !!! The table is set for a thrilling season filled with new rivalries, fierce competition, and a fresh new look! 🔥. #Big12Country
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🌍A look at the heights and depths of the New Big 12 conference! From the majestic peaks of Boulder, Colorado, to the sun-soaked plains of Lubbock, Texas, we've ranked the cities by elevation. Generally, teams that regularly play at higher elevations might have an advantage to
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❄️ Are we ready to talk about winter in Big 12 country? Here is a look at the average temperature and wind chill! Brace yourself for chilly games as the temperatures drop later this season. From the cold Colorado Rockies to the brisk plains of Kansas, the Big 12 definitely offers
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Check out the Average % of Home Capacity for '22-'23 Football games for New Big 12 teams! The top 5? Kansas State, Utah, TCU, Baylor and Cincinnati all averaged over 100%. The Big 12 is known passionate, engaged fans! Looking forward to a future of fierce competition and
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Wow… Safe to say that adding Houston, BYU, Cincinnati and UCF made the big 12 stronger and deeper than ever! (Throwing Arizona and co. into the mix next year as well.) The Big 12 is the undisputed king of college basketball!🏀 👑 👀.
𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐍 🔵⚪️. @BYUMBB comes into Lawrence and earns its first win over the Jayhawks since 1960. #Big12MBB | @MarchMadnessMBB
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If the New Big 12 were to adopt the same model as the Big 10, it could look something like this:. Under the "Flex Protect Plus" scheduling model, schools have TWO-PLAY OPPONENTS, played both home and away in 2024 and 2025, including PROTECTED OPPONENTS for annual matchups beyond
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🚨BREAKING🚨 Big 12 agrees to a 6-year media deal worth roughly $2.3 billion ($380m annually) and that is just for tiers 1&2! Tack on CFP and NCAA basketball revenue, Big 12 payouts will be north of $50m per school (currently $42M/school with OU and UT). Brett delivered! 👏👏👏.
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Week 2…This week’s New Big 12 Game of the Week is #10 Baylor vs #25 BYU. The reigning Big 12 champs take on new Big 12 member BYU at what will now be the LARGEST stadium in the new look conference. Expect an electric atmosphere! This will be a fun one!. #Big12 #NewBig12GOTW
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*Updated* New Big 12 players invited to the NFL combine by program:. Cincinnati - 8.Baylor - 7.Iowa State- 6.Houston - 3.Oklahoma State-3.Texas Tech- 3.BYU -1.UCF- 1.Kansas State- 1.TCU- 1.West Virginia -1.
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Bright days ahead! Big 12 is going to be just fine with the new additions. And this is just football. Basketball will be on another level!
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The New Big 12 is unbelievably well represented at the top of the Net Rankings. The top 1-3 are Houston, BYU and Arizona. No doubt about it… The big 12 will be an absolute gauntlet as league play arrives!. Top 20 Net Ranking-. New Big 12: 7 teams.New SEC: 4 teams .Big East: 3
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A look at who has the most head to head wins between each of the new Big 12 programs. (With UT and OU included) Many of these are VERY close with only a few games separating them, and some of the programs have never played each other. It will be fun to see how things shift as the
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In case you are wondering, the updated new Big 12 Average Net Ranking would be 43.3 if you remove UT & OU and replace them with UH, BYU, Cincy and UCF. Not too bad at all! 😎
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Final AP Top 25 FB rankings are out and check out the new Big 12! . 2nd most top 25 teams in the P5. HIGHEST % of ranked teams at 41% (New SEC is 37%, Big 10 & ACC 28%, PAC 12 16%). 4. Cincinnati.5. Baylor.7. Oklahoma State.17. Houston.19. BYU. (lSU and UCF close) #NewBig12
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Tour of the #NewBig12 Football locker rooms. Which are your picks for the top 3 in the new look conference?. #Big12 #ConferenceTour
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🤔 OK… That could be kinda cool. 🟠⚫️Oklahoma State vs Oregon State⚫️🟠.Who would be down for an annual Big 12 Orange vs. Black Halloween Showdown? #Big12.
@hmbeav8404 @cowpoke_u We need Oregon State in the big 12, the Halloween matchup between us would be crazy!!! Blackout and you guys where all orange🔥
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With so much parity this might be the most accurate way to predict who's going to win the Big 12 Championship! 🔮. Screenshot and let us know who you got 📲 #Big12
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Success breeds more success. The new Big 12 programs have proven they can put a competitive product on the field. It will be fun to watch these teams continue to grow and improve as Cincy, UCF, BYU and UH join a group of already very strong and productive programs! . #NewBig12
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Any team on the road at a Big 12 venue is in for a VERY tough game. Nearly every new Big 12 matchup would currently be Quad 1 or 2 anywhere you play them. UH, BU, KU, TTU, lSU, and BYU would all be considered Quad 1 REGARDLESS of the location of the game. #NewBig12
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🌙🏈 Big 12 After Dark just feels like it has the potential to be something special! ✨Remember BYU vs Baylor 2022? It drew a whopping 2.4 million viewers, ESPN's best late-night Saturday game since 2016!. Now add in inventory from Utah, a revitalized Colorado, ASU, and Arizona
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1 / 1. 🚨 Tons of rumors, plenty of speculation, and it's becoming evident that big moves are on the horizon! Who's next to join the Big 12?. (Arizona, ASU, SDSU, UW, Oregon, Utah, UCONN). #NewBig12 #Big12Expansion #CollegeSports #PAC12 #Big12
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The Big 12 is in fantastic shape from a coaching standpoint. Ardanda, Fickell, Sitake, Campbell and others look to be staying in position for a while. The new Big 12 has been able to keep their elite coaches in place and will be a very well coached league moving forward!
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How does everybody feel about the projected New Big 12 Divisions?. Divisions will likely include UT and OU at least for 2023 and 2024 seasons. 9 conference football game schedule. Divisions may not be be based on geography alone, but competitive balance.
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Who owns the night in the New Big 12? Well. right now that road clearly goes through BYU with a 21-1 record since 2020. Oklahoma State and Utah show strong as well. How does your team perform under the lights? Check out this comparison of future Big 12 teams when they play at
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There are some incredible venues in the New Big 12. Here is a look at who did the best job of protecting their house the last 4 years! Cincinnati undefeated at home over that span. Had the projection gone back one more year, UCF would be at the top of the list. Fun battles ahead!
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For those who have dm’d requesting the image for your team, I’ll just drop them here:
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🏀📈 The New Big 12 is (and will continue to be) the deepest conference top to bottom. KenPom Pre-season has 4️⃣ Top 10 teams, and every squad within striking distance of the coveted 68-team field. Completely stacked top to bottom! 💪🔥 #NewBig12 #CollegeBasketball #KenPom
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Love it. They seem to disregard the fact that the runner-up in the Big 12 took down the Big 10 Champ in the latest College Football Playoff… . Also, it should be worth mentioning the records BYU, Cincy, UH and UCF hold against P5 opponents (even without the advantages in.
The Big 12 in press releases say they are bigger and better and more united than ever. Ok, whatever. But when it comes to winning football games, you need talent. So, how are the new Big 12 schools doing vs the ones that left over the years? . In short, it's ugly. #81 Houston -.
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Big 12 Basketball is already a juggernaut with unbelievable quality, amazing venues, and great fan engagement. Add in Houston, BYU, Cincinnati, UCF and who knows…at some point maybe a mix of Gonzaga, Arizona, SDSU and Memphis?? Will be on a tier entirely of its own.🔥🔥🔥
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No idea if this has any wheels, but it is crazy to imagine an already stacked Big 12 conference adding Gonzaga and Arizona in to the mix. The Big 12 regular season would be like a mini March Madness in and of itself.
Sources:Gonzaga AD Chris Standiford met with Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark in person in Texas last week about Gonzaga potentially joining the Big 12. This is part of broader discussions that have unfolded in recent weeks between the Big 12 and Gonzaga.
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Game on! BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF will officially join the Big 12 in 2023. It will be a 14 team league until Oklahoma and Texas exit.
Cincinnati, Houston and UCF are now set to join the Big 12 in 2023 along with BYU. The Big 12 is on target to be a 14-team conference for two years before Texas and Oklahoma leave for the SEC. by @ralphdrussoap .
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The Backyard Brawl (WVU vs Pitt) would be amazing as a conference matchup. 👀.
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Dawn of the New Big 12 approaches! 100 days until Big 12 Football kicks off. Here is a look at the 2023 football schedule! . Some fantastic matchups lined up! Which games are you marking on your calendar for your team? 💪🏈 . #GameOn #NewBig12 #Big12 #100DaysTillKickoff ⬇️
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Football has definitely been the focus since realignment was announced, but there will also be some new faces in contention for the top spots of a number of different sports playing in the new Big 12. (MBB, WBB, Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Gymnastics). #NewBig12
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🧵Get to Know a #Big12 Rivalry: #Farmageddon - KSU vs. ISU 🏈🌽. 1/ Have you ever heard of a rivalry so intense that it's earned the name #Farmageddon? 🌽💥 Buckle up, folks, because we're about to go on a journey through the historic matchup between Kansas State University (KSU).
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With the Big 10 considering eliminating divisions, will the new Big 12 do the same? A popular proposal has been a divisionless conference structure with 3 set annual games, rotating through the rest. This is one of many examples. Thoughts? What would you change?. #NewBig12
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The New Big 12 finished the season with the second most teams in the CFP rankings out of all P5 conferences. (2 more than the current B12) Cincinnati impressively secured the playoff selection, and both Baylor and OSU were in striking distance. So excited to usher in the new era!
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Interesting… ESPN College Game Day on campus in Salt Lake City for a huge Oregon v Utah game… And Utah fans are chanting about BYU?? 🤔. It’s honestly going to be AMAZING to have this rivalry in the conference!!.
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Week 1 is here! This week’s New Big 12 Game of the Week is #23 Cincinnati vs #19 Arkansas. The Back Yard Brawl is another great week 1 matchup. Enough talk- Time to take care of things on the field!. #NewBig12 #NewBig12GOTW #Big12
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Fun fact- .Every single New Big 12 team is above 89% stadium capacity this year. TCU, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Cincinnati, and Baylor are all averaging a sellout! Big 12 fans show up!.
Check out the Average % of Home Capacity for '22-'23 Football games for New Big 12 teams! The top 5? Kansas State, Utah, TCU, Baylor and Cincinnati all averaged over 100%. The Big 12 is known passionate, engaged fans! Looking forward to a future of fierce competition and
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Week 3…This week’s New Big 12 Game of the Week is #12 BYU vs #25 Oregon at the legendary Autzen Stadium. This is a big-time matchup between the PAC 12 poster child and new Big 12 addition BYU. Will a win here be the latest grenade lobbed by the Big 12? 😏. #Big12 #NewBig12GOTW
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New Big 12 member UCF just had the most-watched Friday night game in almost a decade. The BYU and Baylor game was ESPNs best late night game since 2016 at 2.4 million viewers (And that was in a game that went past midnight 👀). #NewBig12 #Big12AfterDark.
Week 2 of @ESPNCFB was ⬆️. 🏈 ABC/ESPN aired 2 of the top 3 most-watched games of the week: #TENNvsPITT & #UKvsFLA.🏈 #BAYvsBYU | ESPN's best late-night game since '16.🏈 #LOUvsUCF | ESPN2's most-viewed Friday game in nearly a decade
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The transfer portal has been a game changer for many programs. Here is a look at how the new Big 12 teams used the portal to bulk up their rosters in 2021. Some impressive pick ups for many of these schools! 2022 is already getting interesting as well. #NewBig12 #TransferPortal
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@TylerFeldmanTV He really needs to take notes on how Sark handles the same thing. “As we said before, and I've been asked, I get asked about it, we've got to embrace the hate," -Coach Sarkesian.
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@hushpook During most of the college football season, Arizona operates on the same time as the Pacific Time Zone. ( it does not observe Daylight Saving Time). When the rest of the Mountain Time Zone switches to Mountain Daylight Time, Arizona remains on Mountain Standard Time. So, for a.
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Total NFL Draft Picks by conference:. SEC - 65.Big Ten - 48.New Big 12 - 32.PAC 12 - 25.ACC - 21.
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Updated Net Rank by conference- The Big 12 is more than living up to its reputation as the best hoops conference in the country. Better yet, the New Big 12 will soon be adding even MORE quality programs to the mix! There just isn’t a comparable league for top to bottom depth.
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Remember when people said TCU didn't deserve their spot? Congrats TCU. Way to rep the #NewBig12!!!! Now bring it home!.
TCU IS MOVING ON TO THE NATTY‼️🐸. The Horned Frogs will continue their magical season after defeating Michigan! #CFBPlayoff
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The New big 12 showing up strong in the Sweet 16!. Sweet 16 teams by Major Conference:. New Big 12: 4 (KU, TTU, UH, ISU) .ACC: 3 (Duke, UNC, Miami) .Big 10: 2 (Michigan, Purdue) .Pac 12: 2 (Arizona, UCLA) .SEC: 1 (Arkansas). #NewBig12 #Sweet16 #MarchMadness
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College sports are built on rivalries. While realignment may have reduced the frequency of some of these games, it definitely hasn’t done much to change the passion and ferocity between some of these programs. In many ways it has only deepened the rift!. #NewBig12
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91% of the new Big 12 teams currently rank inside the top 75 of the NCAA Net Rankings. THREE of those are in the top 10! (Houston, Kansas and Baylor, with Texas Tech close at 11) 💪
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After watching the backyard brawl last night, there should be no question in anyone’s mind that the game needs to be played annually. Same goes for every other major rivalry that has been hit by conference realignment (Big 12 or otherwise).
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🏀 Hoops Edition 🏀 . Take a look at the head-to-head series leaders for men's basketball in the new look Big 12! With historic rivalries and even more elite basketball programs being added into the conference, the Big 12 will be the most entertaining conference in college
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@JeremyTTU During most of the college football season, Arizona operates on the same time as the Pacific Time Zone. ( it does not observe Daylight Saving Time). When the rest of the Mountain Time Zone switches to Mountain Daylight Time, Arizona remains on Mountain Standard Time. So, for a.
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I’ve never even interacted with @TJAltimore account but found out he has @NewBig12 blocked. I’ve never felt so proud! 😁
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Two reasons this feels inevitable- . 1st- The name “Big 12” will make sense again… sort of (12 states). 2nd- A compelling and competitive league spanning 4 time zones. (Still behind the SEC and Big 10, but miles ahead of where any of the other three currently stand.). #NewBig12
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The new Big 12 has 10 of 12 teams (83%) participating in the upcoming bowl season. With five teams who finish the season ranked in the top 20 and a 42-8 combine record, it will be fun to see what kind of noise they can make in these matchups. Lots of SEC teams on the schedule!
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🧵Get to Know a #Big12 Rivalry: #DuelInTheDesert - ASU vs. Arizona🌵🏈. 1/9 🏜️ The "Duel in the Desert" rivalry, bringing together Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils, is a historic football showdown. This is an introduction to a Rivalry now home in the New Big 12.
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As we’ve heard recently, it seems the road to expansion is likely headed west. If any moves happen, the next two programs to join the new look Big 12 will be__________?. #NewBig12 #Big12 @GSwaim @GamblinGauchos .(Arizona, SDSU, UW, ASU, Utah, Boise State, Oregon, Colorado…?)
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